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Broadloqm Carpet LaypA-Way/^Iah. This is hot SCARE S1ELUNQ. It is a (apt/that carpet jprices are going up I Up I Up I Raw wool is
.OnemiU^s-Risinj:^^
1st, 1950; to guarantee present pn^^^
deposit will hold your broadlopn* carpeting until yqu^are ready for installation^ Your prde? can be cancelled without cpst or obligation;
"To Make A H?u;e A Home -..Carpet It"
F?rs+ On Long Island I
Direct From The
ALE% FABULOUa aAVIN
Twist
HEAVY W ABM ABLE TWiaT
A R P E T
regular 39.95
With a non-skid back. These rugs
are being sold for 39.95 each. We
bought 1,000 rugs to bring you a $10
saving.
18x30 Reg. 1.95. . .Our Price 95c
2x3 Reg. 2.95..Our Price 1.95
Our Price 2.95
:
i?
2x4 Reg. 4.95
30x60 Reg. 7.95. .Our Price 4.95
4x6 Reg. f 2.9^.. Our Price 8.95
6x9 Reg. 24.95. .Our Price 16.95)
. 34.95. .Our Price 24.95
Colors: Huntisr green, grey, rose,
±aige,j_jhaize, -.yellow,—^vh it e,
bucguody; * ^
Despite zooming carpet prides,; the Carpet Mart brings you
: • . •/, . '
the nations best selling twist carpeting at this amazing low
price. You would have to be a combination of Dick Tracy
and, Sherlock Holmes to detect the minute imperfections in
this carpeting. They are, not apparent and do not affect the
wear of the carpet at all. Available in 9, 12 and I 5 ft. widths
in grey, rose, green, billiard green and beige.
ect 11.95 S
IKE
ROADL ARPET
Here !s that Beautiful, heavy sculptured broadlopm carpeting
With a design like that of" Blowing glajiolas/ with hard twist
-tracings to*bring"this"brill!ant-cleslgn into prominence; 9rl"
and 13 ft. widths in grey, .green, rose and beige. . If perfect l;9SSq.Yi
First On Long IsIandJ Tke Carpet 'Mart Brmgs Prices Do<nmJ DownJ DotunJ
Reversible Fibre
9%12 Ft;: Beg: 24.95., Our ^rleev 14.90
8.8xl0.dJPt. \5ey. 10.05 .Our Price 1&85
6x0Ft-\ '^- ^-QS • • .Our Price" 8.98
4.(!x7.6.Ft:' 4Reg) • 9^05........\0ur Prke"/ 4.90
ummer
Powerful, Ju+e
Jap^uartl Summer R(ig?
j ^M&9%13M.I^.MJ».^.^^^ey
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8,3x10.6 Ft. Reg. 20.95/ Our Prioe •
#6x9 Ft. , Begl 19.95.........Our Erice 10*95
j^g.; 14.9)^,.,.,... pur Price ^J
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atekd 2-?i. w a y e 3
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call ^BBmpstead' 2-7900 a%Al have
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. the saying .that ."A wo-man's
hair is her crowning Lglory"
and women In this cbujitry lead the
world In Its care and styling. Joseph
Platlh, better known as Mr. Joseph,
has created styles for some of the
most beautiful women In the' world.
It has been his l&fetjme work for
twenty-*bwo years. i.
15th Tear 'No. 5 ' FIVE GENTS A COPY
JOSEPH PLATIX
Joseph #s a tru? artikt wltli all the
talent and the creatlv^ spirit of the
painter and th? sculptor. And like
other true artists, men who create
fine and beautiful things, he finds
satisfaction In the fwial viewing of
his finished masterpiece. Yet, al-though
his world of |&ctlvlty Id cen-tered
around wpmen^hla private life
Is f Hied with maaculuUty. The name
of Jae la4*n.#a@wen?knowo %a
. Be w*a
adept b& bodo and other
Joe %$ a WoMd War n anoy
vet,
Mr, Joseph ia being "Introduced"
thia week because he enjoyed a
reputation of being one of the top-notch
hair stylist? in the country
today^ "This 'record date* back to
the recognition of his B%at style
creations .". in Bucharest , and . other
European centers.; Be was the fi»t
to demonstrate fmachinelesa per-manent
waving at the Hotel Penn
in Mew York Oity, and the clientele
a tola New York salon, (Antbony-
Jqseph of AEadison ave.) Included
the beat groomed women of aocJaty
and the stage. •
a * *
A* owner of the Treeport Bea«*y
on W Merrlok rd. In Free-e
caUa ^t "the ahap with
red doer,** Mrl Joaeph ha*
realbed a wlah that b ten years old.
I* wad always his dream to leave the
uerve»wraokmg aoUvlty of the W*
city and settle hi a real home town*
After lookmg throoghoat Long
Island, he found the answer In Free-port,
Now he caa easMy travel to
New York If he wishes to give
demoostratfona for whlah there are
hinumerable requests, or he can en»
joy his work la his own personal-bed
shopj Manjr of the beautiful
women who appear on television
haveVJxad their : 1»J^ l^ylduaUxi
atyled; by Freepdr*?a Mr. Joseph. Be
employs three girls and five opera*
tors.: • "• '•'"• •'.-. .-\ v/-.. -• - ' '
\'- • \ , *""' *•'"'•'*':."• f. . -...
' He la a member of various organl"
zatlons including 'the ' Knights of
Pythias, Empire State. Master Hair-dressers
Association and the Nassau
Fashion ^Guild^ "A woman's, hair Is
her crowning glory" and they spend
nilllfQns..tb /keep it that/way. Mr.
J^sepn^bltKe^Freeport, Beauty Shop,
nbw-pnly^40 years, old, ^s one' of the
foremost artists of his profession. --
ZDDZB
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Proposition is Carried
By L747 to 379; Giblyn
Lauds Citizens Group
*The voters of the Freeport school
district having approved by a vote
of 1,474 bo 379 to the $1,300,000 bond
Issue to finance the .erection of a
school on the South'Bayvlew ave.
site, the Board of Education plans
to speed the preliminaries so as to
?et the building under construction
as quickly as possible.
Supporters of the plan were
elated over the almost 4 to 1 victory
scored by the proposition. The only
surprise was j^hat of the 2,366 who
took the trouble to register to
qualify to vote,*41Q persons failed.to
show up at the polls to do so.
Following the announcement*, of
the result of the election, President
Leo F. Gtblyn of the Board of Edu-cation
quickly gave credit for the
victory to the Citizens Committee
headed by William Allyn and W. K
Watson as well as the workers of
»he various Parent-Teacher Asso-
^iatlon groups who worked to get
:he voters out.
Working plans for the 23 class-room
building, Including two k*n-dergarkeh"
rAbms, will be drawn,"bids
advertised for and bonds Issued.
Members of the Board of Education
h@pe to get the building underway
early in the fall.
Throng at Hearing
On Assessment Plan
For Parking Fields
Five Zones Established;
Based on Nearness to
Plots; Protests piled
There was a large turnout at the
bearing on plans for levying the
lassessment to cover the $$93,300
cost of developing the system of
municipal parkmg fields conducted
by. the Village Board . Monday
night. After hearing numerous
spe'akers, Mayor Robert* ^.Dbxs
announced the Board would take
the matter under advisement before
taking final action.
At the outset it was explained
that at a hearing held In October,
1948, it waa voted to split the cost,
75 percent being levied against .the
benefitted' area and 25 percent on
the Village at large, and nothing
aald at the hearing would have any
affect on tola plan.
Mve Assessment Areas
The assessment area* were in-dicated
on a map shown at the
hearing. Five zones have been
established 'based on. the neameas
of property to the fields! The first
zone, indicated' .by: green* includes
property directly accessible to the
fields, where the assessment will be
based on 100 per cent of the pwop-enty
value, or $17.50 for each $ToO;
the second zone, red, 400 feet from
ah exit or entrance, 50 per cent.
$8.76 par hundred; the third zone,
800 feet, 30 percent, $6.25 per hun-dred;
the:fourth zone, brown, 1^200
feet, 15 percent; $2.62 per hundred,
and the fifth, white, 5 per cent, 87
cents per hundred.
Henry P. ; Staples,/appearing for
the trustees ot the Long Island
Rail Road, protested the assessment
jqyi'ed Jtgalnst the/ cpmpany, saying
he did i not ' beMeve . the railroad
would. be b?nef*t*ea by the. fields;
that it was right of way property
and' not subject to assessments -aAd
he pleaded the .company was in
bankruptcy an4 \pould not pay Ms
baxes let sJcne assessments.
2 Donors *o Eacelve Credit
"dMo J. Christ appeared for the
East End' Taxpayers Association
composed of home owners in Ben-nlngton
Park, asking that they, be
given consideration when the final
levies are fixed;.----.' - • ' - - .
(Continued on .Page 13) .
Mail Carrier Lynching on His Route
Exclusive Leader Photogrnnh by
AI Flacher, letter carrier~of theTPreeport Post OM166; taKes tln&e
for a bite at noon while makln; the one residential dally delivery
recently Instituted In the Poat Office Departments economy move. He
juat must have strength to finish his route. Other postmen also have
to take their luncheon on the fly, as many Freeport residents receive
their mall during the aftemon. Tt&e number of routes In the Village
has been reduced from %6 to 20,
F, H, S, Commencement Exercises
At Stgdmm On Afternoon
"0%ir Basic Freedoms" is the theme of the 67th annual
commencement exercises of the Freeport Sigh School to be
held in the Municipal Stadium Sunday at 5 P. M. The program
will be opened with the band play-invocation
will begiven by the
Rev, David O. Jaxhekner, paator o(
Ohrlat Lutheran Church. Following
the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner/' by the audience, the Girls'
Ohorus will give, "The" Nation's
Prayer," by Cesar Frank, with
Jeanne Lyon accompanying.
Then will come 'three talks, "Our
Political Heritage," by James
Magidson, salutatorlan; "Our Key
to Future .Security," Virginia Car-penter,
and "A Free Economy," by
Richard Mayer, the valedictorian,
The Girls' Chorus will then sing*
Martin M. Mansperger
the class for graduation to Leo F.
oiblyn, president of the Board of
Education, and he will present the
diplomas. The Rev* Mr. Jaxheimer
win pronounce the benediction after
which the ' recessional, the grand
march from Verdi's "Alda" will be
played by the orchestra, as the
graduates march from the field,
J. Maynard Wettlaufer will direct
the band and Miss Miriam Roberts
the orchedaa.
C* Howard Larsen,
Poet Member 1; Slated to
Be Elected Commander
WllMam Clinton Story Post, A 2,.,
will be host at the Nassau County
convention to be held here' Satur-day.
Plans, for the event were com-pleted
at the semi -monthly meeting
Friday night In the Dugout.
Business sessions will be held In
the Freeport High School .auditori-um
at 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. 0. How-ard
LarscM. n past commander of
the local Legion, Is slated to be"
elected County commander at the
Inter session. Speakers will Include
Gsngressman Leonard W, Hall and
the Rev. Edward Carney, of Law-rence,
Mass., the national chaplain.
.At 7:30 P.M., supper, limited to
250, will be served In the Dugout.,
It' "will be prepared and served by
members of Story Post.
Wreck and Volture, 832, of Nassau
County, 40 and 8, will have Its an-nual
meeting Friday night with
William O. Hausler, chef de guierre
In tharge. Officers will be elected
and a class of 22 Is to be Initiated.
Delegations are expected from
groups extending from Dutchess
county toMontauk Point. —
Oscar J. Pultz presided Friday
night for his first time as com-mander.
Charles F. Mountcastle,
membership officer, reported a
membership of 660, which
means that for the first time in
several years, Story Post will not
carry off the honors of having the
largest enrollment m tha county.
Mr. Mountcastle appealed for the
post to double its present member-ship
next year.
WelfaM Officer E. WiHard Hol-land
issued an appeal for contribu-tions
totaling $600 to finance the
annual pilgrimage to Kings Park on
Sunday, July M. Story Post haa
been aslgned a record quota of
.83,000 cigarettes Jor 1950. Fish
bowls are being installed in local
stores to enable the public to have
in the project. Checks may
to the poet/Mr. HeUnmd* ;
also reported that Past.
Gerald Robson, who
an infection, of the face,
had returned to his home in Levlt-a
stay *ln Meadowbrook
«•
Board Holds Hearing;
On Rezonin; 2 Plots
On South Grove St.
Grant? One at Atlantic
Ave., Delays Othe:* When
Application is Opposed
Hearlnga were conducted by the
Village . Board Monday , night on
pnopoeala to dbange the zoning of
two sections of f South Grove st.,
from Residence A to Business A.
One Involved the east side of the
street, from Aitlando ave*, part way
south to Ray st. A group of rgs-
Idenjifi of ^he area backed the appll-n&
tlon of 'Oharleg Fr Mpun*caa*in
for the extension by-60 feet to In-clude
Ms property, wMh a 40-foot
fwntage, so the* he would, be en-abled
to construct a two story
bUUdlng, with.&store^bn ths first
floor. As a result It was voted to
re-zone klie block Trpm Atlantis
ave.,sto wtthln 60 feet of Ray st.
" The other, application, filed by
Charles J. Rbrech, created a*storm
of protests, by members .of the
AManMn^South Civic Association
and other residents of the area.
(Continued, on Page 13)
Population Here 24,689
Preliminary Count Showa
Freeport population as of I960
Is 24,589 according to preliminary
figures just released by the Pec^eral
Census Bureau, ,ThJs_ number may
.be revised up^rd," though it .Is
doubtful if the final total will reach
the 25,000 made. As the official
1940 Census gave the village 20,4W*
the gain in population in the dec*
ade totals 4,179.
Hempatead retains first place
with , 30,021, while Valley Stream
with 26,863, Is second. Freeport
occupies third place followed by
Rockyllle Centre with 22,760. ' '
The population of Nassau County
Is placed at 605,746. - . * '
Oooxmander Pultz and his staff
will be Installed by Mr. Larsen on
Thursday night, July 7.
* Wayne, J^arshall, chosen as Story
Foat'g" I*oyy State representative,
will lea?e'for Hamilton, N.Y., Gun-da?
aboard the Empire State Bx-preaa
to attend the event to be con-ducted
next week at Colgate Uni-vewity.
VILLAGE BOARD LISTS
SUMMER MEETING DATES
The Village Board at Its meeting
Monday night In the Municipal
Building decided to meet only once
a month during the summer. The
dates are as follows: Monday, July
1Q; Monday, Aug. 21, and Monday
Sept. 18,
WHELAN'S DRUG STORE
OPEN ALL DAT 8WNDAT
"ilia WhalaB Drug Store, 64 South
Main at., wtO remain open Sunday
after the other pharmacies in Rree-port
close at 3 P.M. The telephone^
b FReeport'8-006?.-•• . '
this X&ime, THE LEADER expands ltd circulation Into tha.
northeast .section of Baldwin adjoining the northwest section of
^ " ' ' " • '•-' " '' ' ''
This seems the natural thing to do since these sections of
and Freeport are so closely "allied. Residents of Freeport
section) are m the Baldwin School District. Both are south shore
areas and THE LEADER will continue to stress the advantages of
shopping In the fine south Nassau ehpjw. ;^ . / "
THE LEADER already has excellent ooverajre m Freeport, with
larger distribution In Freepor^ than any other paper. Its Expansion
*.RkL$h* Baldwin- area will add greatly to Its olroulatlon which has
aireaAy*n*6re than doubled since May 1 And ^H add lnuueasureaj*ly
to Its Influence In south Nasaau. . ^ 7
.', !* "1
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..•V"^%
KI/V'7-V "^
??;
t\-!/
Broadloqm Carpet LaypA-Way/^Iah. This is hot SCARE S1ELUNQ. It is a (apt/that carpet jprices are going up I Up I Up I Raw wool is
.OnemiU^s-Risinj:^^
1st, 1950; to guarantee present pn^^^
deposit will hold your broadlopn* carpeting until yqu^are ready for installation^ Your prde? can be cancelled without cpst or obligation;
"To Make A H?u;e A Home -..Carpet It"
F?rs+ On Long Island I
Direct From The
ALE% FABULOUa aAVIN
Twist
HEAVY W ABM ABLE TWiaT
A R P E T
regular 39.95
With a non-skid back. These rugs
are being sold for 39.95 each. We
bought 1,000 rugs to bring you a $10
saving.
18x30 Reg. 1.95. . .Our Price 95c
2x3 Reg. 2.95..Our Price 1.95
Our Price 2.95
:
i?
2x4 Reg. 4.95
30x60 Reg. 7.95. .Our Price 4.95
4x6 Reg. f 2.9^.. Our Price 8.95
6x9 Reg. 24.95. .Our Price 16.95)
. 34.95. .Our Price 24.95
Colors: Huntisr green, grey, rose,
±aige,j_jhaize, -.yellow,—^vh it e,
bucguody; * ^
Despite zooming carpet prides,; the Carpet Mart brings you
: • . •/, . '
the nations best selling twist carpeting at this amazing low
price. You would have to be a combination of Dick Tracy
and, Sherlock Holmes to detect the minute imperfections in
this carpeting. They are, not apparent and do not affect the
wear of the carpet at all. Available in 9, 12 and I 5 ft. widths
in grey, rose, green, billiard green and beige.
ect 11.95 S
IKE
ROADL ARPET
Here !s that Beautiful, heavy sculptured broadlopm carpeting
With a design like that of" Blowing glajiolas/ with hard twist
-tracings to*bring"this"brill!ant-cleslgn into prominence; 9rl"
and 13 ft. widths in grey, .green, rose and beige. . If perfect l;9SSq.Yi
First On Long IsIandJ Tke Carpet 'Mart Brmgs Prices Do'"^'
\^"^r.V'7r_ '• •• v
. , . . . ..
• ;'}..*''•'. % •'.": ^- *^'' J;-. «.^- • * * ('-^-? :^'^^'#'^^'-'4\''^y'^^^
- , .
. the saying .that ."A wo-man's
hair is her crowning Lglory"
and women In this cbujitry lead the
world In Its care and styling. Joseph
Platlh, better known as Mr. Joseph,
has created styles for some of the
most beautiful women In the' world.
It has been his l&fetjme work for
twenty-*bwo years. i.
15th Tear 'No. 5 ' FIVE GENTS A COPY
JOSEPH PLATIX
Joseph #s a tru? artikt wltli all the
talent and the creatlv^ spirit of the
painter and th? sculptor. And like
other true artists, men who create
fine and beautiful things, he finds
satisfaction In the fwial viewing of
his finished masterpiece. Yet, al-though
his world of |&ctlvlty Id cen-tered
around wpmen^hla private life
Is f Hied with maaculuUty. The name
of Jae la4*n.#a@wen?knowo %a
. Be w*a
adept b& bodo and other
Joe %$ a WoMd War n anoy
vet,
Mr, Joseph ia being "Introduced"
thia week because he enjoyed a
reputation of being one of the top-notch
hair stylist? in the country
today^ "This 'record date* back to
the recognition of his B%at style
creations .". in Bucharest , and . other
European centers.; Be was the fi»t
to demonstrate fmachinelesa per-manent
waving at the Hotel Penn
in Mew York Oity, and the clientele
a tola New York salon, (Antbony-
Jqseph of AEadison ave.) Included
the beat groomed women of aocJaty
and the stage. •
a * *
A* owner of the Treeport Bea«*y
on W Merrlok rd. In Free-e
caUa ^t "the ahap with
red doer,** Mrl Joaeph ha*
realbed a wlah that b ten years old.
I* wad always his dream to leave the
uerve»wraokmg aoUvlty of the W*
city and settle hi a real home town*
After lookmg throoghoat Long
Island, he found the answer In Free-port,
Now he caa easMy travel to
New York If he wishes to give
demoostratfona for whlah there are
hinumerable requests, or he can en»
joy his work la his own personal-bed
shopj Manjr of the beautiful
women who appear on television
haveVJxad their : 1»J^ l^ylduaUxi
atyled; by Freepdr*?a Mr. Joseph. Be
employs three girls and five opera*
tors.: • "• '•'"• •'.-. .-\ v/-.. -• - ' '
\'- • \ , *""' *•'"'•'*':."• f. . -...
' He la a member of various organl"
zatlons including 'the ' Knights of
Pythias, Empire State. Master Hair-dressers
Association and the Nassau
Fashion ^Guild^ "A woman's, hair Is
her crowning glory" and they spend
nilllfQns..tb /keep it that/way. Mr.
J^sepn^bltKe^Freeport, Beauty Shop,
nbw-pnly^40 years, old, ^s one' of the
foremost artists of his profession. --
ZDDZB
k'%X^^
Proposition is Carried
By L747 to 379; Giblyn
Lauds Citizens Group
*The voters of the Freeport school
district having approved by a vote
of 1,474 bo 379 to the $1,300,000 bond
Issue to finance the .erection of a
school on the South'Bayvlew ave.
site, the Board of Education plans
to speed the preliminaries so as to
?et the building under construction
as quickly as possible.
Supporters of the plan were
elated over the almost 4 to 1 victory
scored by the proposition. The only
surprise was j^hat of the 2,366 who
took the trouble to register to
qualify to vote,*41Q persons failed.to
show up at the polls to do so.
Following the announcement*, of
the result of the election, President
Leo F. Gtblyn of the Board of Edu-cation
quickly gave credit for the
victory to the Citizens Committee
headed by William Allyn and W. K
Watson as well as the workers of
»he various Parent-Teacher Asso-
^iatlon groups who worked to get
:he voters out.
Working plans for the 23 class-room
building, Including two k*n-dergarkeh"
rAbms, will be drawn,"bids
advertised for and bonds Issued.
Members of the Board of Education
h@pe to get the building underway
early in the fall.
Throng at Hearing
On Assessment Plan
For Parking Fields
Five Zones Established;
Based on Nearness to
Plots; Protests piled
There was a large turnout at the
bearing on plans for levying the
lassessment to cover the $$93,300
cost of developing the system of
municipal parkmg fields conducted
by. the Village Board . Monday
night. After hearing numerous
spe'akers, Mayor Robert* ^.Dbxs
announced the Board would take
the matter under advisement before
taking final action.
At the outset it was explained
that at a hearing held In October,
1948, it waa voted to split the cost,
75 percent being levied against .the
benefitted' area and 25 percent on
the Village at large, and nothing
aald at the hearing would have any
affect on tola plan.
Mve Assessment Areas
The assessment area* were in-dicated
on a map shown at the
hearing. Five zones have been
established 'based on. the neameas
of property to the fields! The first
zone, indicated' .by: green* includes
property directly accessible to the
fields, where the assessment will be
based on 100 per cent of the pwop-enty
value, or $17.50 for each $ToO;
the second zone, red, 400 feet from
ah exit or entrance, 50 per cent.
$8.76 par hundred; the third zone,
800 feet, 30 percent, $6.25 per hun-dred;
the:fourth zone, brown, 1^200
feet, 15 percent; $2.62 per hundred,
and the fifth, white, 5 per cent, 87
cents per hundred.
Henry P. ; Staples,/appearing for
the trustees ot the Long Island
Rail Road, protested the assessment
jqyi'ed Jtgalnst the/ cpmpany, saying
he did i not ' beMeve . the railroad
would. be b?nef*t*ea by the. fields;
that it was right of way property
and' not subject to assessments -aAd
he pleaded the .company was in
bankruptcy an4 \pould not pay Ms
baxes let sJcne assessments.
2 Donors *o Eacelve Credit
"dMo J. Christ appeared for the
East End' Taxpayers Association
composed of home owners in Ben-nlngton
Park, asking that they, be
given consideration when the final
levies are fixed;.----.' - • ' - - .
(Continued on .Page 13) .
Mail Carrier Lynching on His Route
Exclusive Leader Photogrnnh by
AI Flacher, letter carrier~of theTPreeport Post OM166; taKes tln&e
for a bite at noon while makln; the one residential dally delivery
recently Instituted In the Poat Office Departments economy move. He
juat must have strength to finish his route. Other postmen also have
to take their luncheon on the fly, as many Freeport residents receive
their mall during the aftemon. Tt&e number of routes In the Village
has been reduced from %6 to 20,
F, H, S, Commencement Exercises
At Stgdmm On Afternoon
"0%ir Basic Freedoms" is the theme of the 67th annual
commencement exercises of the Freeport Sigh School to be
held in the Municipal Stadium Sunday at 5 P. M. The program
will be opened with the band play-invocation
will begiven by the
Rev, David O. Jaxhekner, paator o(
Ohrlat Lutheran Church. Following
the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner/' by the audience, the Girls'
Ohorus will give, "The" Nation's
Prayer," by Cesar Frank, with
Jeanne Lyon accompanying.
Then will come 'three talks, "Our
Political Heritage," by James
Magidson, salutatorlan; "Our Key
to Future .Security," Virginia Car-penter,
and "A Free Economy," by
Richard Mayer, the valedictorian,
The Girls' Chorus will then sing*
Martin M. Mansperger
the class for graduation to Leo F.
oiblyn, president of the Board of
Education, and he will present the
diplomas. The Rev* Mr. Jaxheimer
win pronounce the benediction after
which the ' recessional, the grand
march from Verdi's "Alda" will be
played by the orchestra, as the
graduates march from the field,
J. Maynard Wettlaufer will direct
the band and Miss Miriam Roberts
the orchedaa.
C* Howard Larsen,
Poet Member 1; Slated to
Be Elected Commander
WllMam Clinton Story Post, A 2,.,
will be host at the Nassau County
convention to be held here' Satur-day.
Plans, for the event were com-pleted
at the semi -monthly meeting
Friday night In the Dugout.
Business sessions will be held In
the Freeport High School .auditori-um
at 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. 0. How-ard
LarscM. n past commander of
the local Legion, Is slated to be"
elected County commander at the
Inter session. Speakers will Include
Gsngressman Leonard W, Hall and
the Rev. Edward Carney, of Law-rence,
Mass., the national chaplain.
.At 7:30 P.M., supper, limited to
250, will be served In the Dugout.,
It' "will be prepared and served by
members of Story Post.
Wreck and Volture, 832, of Nassau
County, 40 and 8, will have Its an-nual
meeting Friday night with
William O. Hausler, chef de guierre
In tharge. Officers will be elected
and a class of 22 Is to be Initiated.
Delegations are expected from
groups extending from Dutchess
county toMontauk Point. —
Oscar J. Pultz presided Friday
night for his first time as com-mander.
Charles F. Mountcastle,
membership officer, reported a
membership of 660, which
means that for the first time in
several years, Story Post will not
carry off the honors of having the
largest enrollment m tha county.
Mr. Mountcastle appealed for the
post to double its present member-ship
next year.
WelfaM Officer E. WiHard Hol-land
issued an appeal for contribu-tions
totaling $600 to finance the
annual pilgrimage to Kings Park on
Sunday, July M. Story Post haa
been aslgned a record quota of
.83,000 cigarettes Jor 1950. Fish
bowls are being installed in local
stores to enable the public to have
in the project. Checks may
to the poet/Mr. HeUnmd* ;
also reported that Past.
Gerald Robson, who
an infection, of the face,
had returned to his home in Levlt-a
stay *ln Meadowbrook
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Board Holds Hearing;
On Rezonin; 2 Plots
On South Grove St.
Grant? One at Atlantic
Ave., Delays Othe:* When
Application is Opposed
Hearlnga were conducted by the
Village . Board Monday , night on
pnopoeala to dbange the zoning of
two sections of f South Grove st.,
from Residence A to Business A.
One Involved the east side of the
street, from Aitlando ave*, part way
south to Ray st. A group of rgs-
Idenjifi of ^he area backed the appll-n&
tlon of 'Oharleg Fr Mpun*caa*in
for the extension by-60 feet to In-clude
Ms property, wMh a 40-foot
fwntage, so the* he would, be en-abled
to construct a two story
bUUdlng, with.&store^bn ths first
floor. As a result It was voted to
re-zone klie block Trpm Atlantis
ave.,sto wtthln 60 feet of Ray st.
" The other, application, filed by
Charles J. Rbrech, created a*storm
of protests, by members .of the
AManMn^South Civic Association
and other residents of the area.
(Continued, on Page 13)
Population Here 24,689
Preliminary Count Showa
Freeport population as of I960
Is 24,589 according to preliminary
figures just released by the Pec^eral
Census Bureau, ,ThJs_ number may
.be revised up^rd," though it .Is
doubtful if the final total will reach
the 25,000 made. As the official
1940 Census gave the village 20,4W*
the gain in population in the dec*
ade totals 4,179.
Hempatead retains first place
with , 30,021, while Valley Stream
with 26,863, Is second. Freeport
occupies third place followed by
Rockyllle Centre with 22,760. ' '
The population of Nassau County
Is placed at 605,746. - . * '
Oooxmander Pultz and his staff
will be Installed by Mr. Larsen on
Thursday night, July 7.
* Wayne, J^arshall, chosen as Story
Foat'g" I*oyy State representative,
will lea?e'for Hamilton, N.Y., Gun-da?
aboard the Empire State Bx-preaa
to attend the event to be con-ducted
next week at Colgate Uni-vewity.
VILLAGE BOARD LISTS
SUMMER MEETING DATES
The Village Board at Its meeting
Monday night In the Municipal
Building decided to meet only once
a month during the summer. The
dates are as follows: Monday, July
1Q; Monday, Aug. 21, and Monday
Sept. 18,
WHELAN'S DRUG STORE
OPEN ALL DAT 8WNDAT
"ilia WhalaB Drug Store, 64 South
Main at., wtO remain open Sunday
after the other pharmacies in Rree-port
close at 3 P.M. The telephone^
b FReeport'8-006?.-•• . '
this X&ime, THE LEADER expands ltd circulation Into tha.
northeast .section of Baldwin adjoining the northwest section of
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This seems the natural thing to do since these sections of
and Freeport are so closely "allied. Residents of Freeport
section) are m the Baldwin School District. Both are south shore
areas and THE LEADER will continue to stress the advantages of
shopping In the fine south Nassau ehpjw. ;^ . / "
THE LEADER already has excellent ooverajre m Freeport, with
larger distribution In Freepor^ than any other paper. Its Expansion
*.RkL$h* Baldwin- area will add greatly to Its olroulatlon which has
aireaAy*n*6re than doubled since May 1 And ^H add lnuueasureaj*ly
to Its Influence In south Nasaau. . ^ 7
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